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Romosozumab Highly Effective in Patients With RA-Osteoporosis and Primary Osteoporosis

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Inga Back, MPH

Researchers assessed and compared the clinical efficacy of romosozumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis osteoporosis and primary osteoporosis.

Does Vitamin D2 or D3 Benefit or Damage Muscles?

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Jessica Nye, PhD

Many observational studies in medical literature support the overall benefits of vitamin D supplementation. However, whether this is actually true is the subject of a renewed debate, particularly in muscle health.

Alendronate-Nanodiamonds May Be Potential Agents for Osteoporosis Treatment

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Colby Stong

Alendronate (Alen), a bisphosphonate used to treat and prevent osteoporosis, was coupled with nanodiamonds (NDs) as part of an experiment to discover if the combination could be used as a potential osteoporosis therapy and provide greater bone-targeted drug delivery than oral osteoporosis medications.

Lower Fracture Rates With Risedronate Gastro-Resistant vs Oral Immediate-Release Bisphosphonates in Women With Osteoporosis

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Inga Back, MPH

In a poster presented at ASBMR 2021, researchers compared fracture rates and treatment adherence in women with osteoporosis who received risedronate gastro-resistant vs oral immediate-release bisphosphonates.

Muscle Strength, Physical Performance Measures Improve Fracture Risk Prediction in Men

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Sheila Jacobs

In a plenary poster presentation at ASBMR 2021, researchers determined whether muscle strength and performance measures improved fracture risk prediction in men.

Bone Mineral Density in Adults Treated in Childhood for Thyroid Cancer

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Lauren Biscaldi

Investigators studied the bones of adults who had thyroid cancer as children to find out if treatment for the disease carried consequences into adulthood.

Skin Autofluorescence: A Potential, Less-Invasive Test for Sarcopenia

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Colby Stong

Primary or age-related sarcopenia is recognized as an independent disease, and advanced glycation end products (AGEs) have been associated in the pathogenesis of primary sarcopenia and other diseases related to aging. Researchers are looking for novel, less invasive ways to predict its severity and course.

Women With Rheumatoid Arthritis Have Bone Fragility

Premenopausal women with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have systemic bone fragility at peripheral sites.

Fresh Spine Fractures Diagnosed by Vertebral Radiograph Measurements

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Lauren Biscaldi

Vertebral mobility (V-mobility) has been used to diagnose fresh osteoporotic vertebral fractures and determine or predict bone union by setting cutoff values for these purposes.

Biomarkers and Spinal Osteoarthritis in Postmenopausal Women

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Jessica Nye, PhD

A possible relationship between homocysteine and C677T polymorphism in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) was investigated in a combined cross-sectional and longitudinal cohort study.

Bone Fragility at Peripheral Sites Seen in Premenopausal Women With Long-Standing Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Bradley van Paridon

Researchers evaluated bone erosions and osteophytes in premenopausal women with long-standing rheumatoid arthritis.